---
layout: single
property_name: font-weight
---

<section id="font-weight" class="property">
  <header class="property-header">
    <nav class="property-links">
        <a class="property-collection" href="{{site.url}}/typography/">
          In collection: <strong>typography</strong>
        </a>
      <a class="property-links-direct" href="{{site.url}}/property/font-weight/" data-property-name="font-weight" data-tooltip="Single page for this property">Permalink</a>
      <a class="property-share" data-tooltip="Share on Twitter or Facebook" data-property-name="font-weight">Share</a>
      <a target="_blank" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/CSS/font-weight" data-tooltip="See on Mozilla Developer Network" rel="external">MDN</a>
    </nav>
    <h2 class="property-name">
      <a href="#font-weight"><span>#</span>font-weight</a>
    </h2>
    <div class="property-description">
      <p>Defines the weight of the text.</p>

    </div>

  </header>

    <style type="text/css">.font-weight { font-size: 1.2em; }</style>




    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">
            <code class="example-default" data-tooltip="This is the property's default value">default</code>


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="font-weight: normal;">font-weight: normal;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>The text is in <strong>normal</strong> weight.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div font-weight " id="font-weight-normal">Hello world</div>
        </div>
      </aside>
          <style type="text/css">#font-weight-normal{ font-weight:normal;}</style>
    </section>
    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="font-weight: bold;">font-weight: bold;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>The text becomes <strong>bold</strong>.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div font-weight " id="font-weight-bold">Hello world</div>
        </div>
      </aside>
          <style type="text/css">#font-weight-bold{ font-weight:bold;}</style>
    </section>
    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="font-weight: 600;">font-weight: 600;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>You can use <strong>numeric</strong> values. They all correspond to a particular <strong>named weight</strong>:</p>
<ul><li><strong>100</strong> Thin</li><li><strong>200</strong> Extra Light</li><li><strong>300</strong> Light</li><li><strong>400</strong> Normal</li><li><strong>500</strong> Medium</li><li><strong>600</strong> Semi Bold</li><li><strong>700</strong> Bold</li><li><strong>800</strong> Extra Bold</li><li><strong>900</strong> Ultra Bold</li></ul><p>If the font family doesn&#39;t provide the requested weight, it will use the closest available one.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div font-weight " id="font-weight-600">Hello world</div>
        </div>
      </aside>
          <style type="text/css">#font-weight-600{ font-weight:600;}</style>
    </section>
    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="font-weight: lighter;">font-weight: lighter;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>You can use <strong>relative</strong> keywords: <code>lighter</code> or <code>bolder</code>. The browser will use the next available weight.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div font-weight " id="font-weight-lighter">Hello world</div>
        </div>
      </aside>
          <style type="text/css">#font-weight-lighter{ font-weight:lighter;}</style>
    </section>

</section>
